A book you really enjoyed over the last two years.

James- by Percival Everett. Absolutely amazing, should have won the Booker.

Definitely anything by Ellie griffiths. Am working my way through LJRoss detective Ryan books. Really good.

I enjoyed this book with my little ones to help them learn to read pretty easy. The enjoyed it. amzn.to/43HwIh5

I am ploughing my way through Wolf Hall , it's a great read.
I am confined to base so it's perfect.
Sometimes the style is hard.Different characters all speaking in one paragraph.
It's hard to know who is who. The research she must have carried out is phenomenal .

I am ploughing my

A fortnight in September by RC Sherrif
I loved this, recommended by a friend at book group. A story in which nothing exciting happens! A suburban family in the 1930s go on their usual holiday to Bognor for two weeks in September. The shadow of the First World War and the, unknown by them, imminent Second World War somehow colours the reader’s perspective. You wonder what will happen to them when war strikes, in the future even if the book has finished.
I bought it from Persephone books, a wonderful publisher with interesting books you order directly, I now have regular emails recommending books. Anything I have bought I have enjoyed.

Another vote for a Man Called Ove. Also loved the film starring Tom Hanks. They changed the name to Otto though.

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Where the Crawdads Sing, Lady Tan's Cirlce of Women and The island of Sea Women.

The Island of Sea Women is a really good read, full of historical facts that I had no idea about and a cracking story. I would recommend it for anyone taking a holiday to S Korea.

Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop is set in Greece, but again about women during Greece’s struggle for independence. Has similarities and again was an insight on an area of that as holiday makers we might not know about.

Deaf sentence by David Lodge.
Far,far more to this book than first appears.
Well worth reading.

'A Year of Living Simply' by Kate Humble.

Have always embraced the actions/ideas of simple living, so enjoyed hearing and identifying with others thinking the same very much.

Where the Crawdads Sing, Lady Tan's Cirlce of Women and The island of Sea Women.

I took David Nicholls' new book "You Are Here" on holiday and it was a good read - not as good as "One Day" or "Us" but still very good.

Loved The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods.

Just finished reading ‘A Terrible Kindness’ by Jo Browning Wro.
I enjoyed it so much

Just finished Precipice by Robert Harris. Absolutely fascinating book based on real events.

I'm currently reading Shogun written by James Clavell. It's an amazing insight into the Japanese culture around 1600s. I did watch the series on TV recently and although they did a good adaptation of the book, so much of the culture and the small interesting detail was obviously missed. It's a big read and I'm only halfway at the moment but so far it's a great read.

I'm currently on Victim Without A Face, by Stefan Ahnhem -the Fabian Risk series - and Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain.

Bumface - I loved High Wages and Dorothy Whipple too

A Gentleman in Moscow - skirted round this for ages but glad I read it eventually. Haven't watched the TV series, am happy to stick with the written story.

Favourites read in last 2 years -

The Night Tiger byYangsze Choo, loved it.

The Giver of Stars- JoJo Moyes, really enjoyed this book yet it is the onlybook I have read by this author as any others i have tried are not at all to my liking so never finish.

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens - Excellent

Over the past 2 years:
Where the Crawdads Sing
Still Life
Little Life
Shuggie Bain
The Island (Victoria Hislop)

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